Recording Consent & Academic Use Notice

Last updated: 2 October 2026

Daftar makes it easy to record a lecture. That does not make recording automatically allowed. Please read this before you press Record or upload a recording.

Ask before you record

  • Most universities prohibit recording lectures without the instructor's permission. Many institutions treat unauthorised recording as a disciplinary matter, and instructors can refuse. Ask first — an email before the term starts is usually enough — and respect the answer.
  • Some jurisdictions require the consent of everyone being recorded, not only the speaker. Classroom discussions include other students. Check the rules that apply where you study.
  • Accessibility accommodations (for example, permission to record granted by a disability-services office) usually come with conditions on how recordings may be used. Follow them.

Photos of the board

  • Photograph the board, slides or handouts, not people. If a class doesn't allow photos, don't take them.
  • Photos stay on your device like your recordings. The writing on each one is read by AI so it can go into your notes; the same rules on sharing apply to the photos and to what was read off them.

Use recordings only for your own study

  • Keep recordings, transcripts and notes private. Do not post, share, sell or redistribute them.
  • Lecture content, slides and readings are usually the intellectual property of the instructor or the institution. Uploading them into the app for your own study is normally fine; publishing them is not.
  • Delete recordings when you no longer need them — you can do that from the lecture page.

Follow your institution's academic-integrity rules

Some courses restrict the use of AI tools or shared notes. The app is a study aid; it does not replace attending class or doing your own work, and generated notes can contain errors. Check the rules for each course, and when in doubt, ask.

What the app does to help

  • Before your first recording or upload on a device, the app asks you to confirm you have the permission you need, and shows a reminder afterwards.
  • Consent forms. On each course page, Consent forms to print gives you two one-page forms filled in with the course: an authorization for your instructor to sign, and a consent form for the class. Both limit recordings to your own study, with no sharing, and deletion when the course ends. They are templates, not legal advice; if your university has its own form, use that.
  • Deletion at course end. Give a course an end date (the pencil on the course page) and, from the day after, the app deletes that course's audio recordings from your device by itself. Transcripts and notes stay.
  • Everything stays on your device unless you export it; see the Privacy Policy.

If you are unsure whether you may record a class, do not record it.